My father-in-law Guan Yu, I persuaded Liu Bei to launch a surprise attack on Xiangyang at the beginn

Chapter 93: Xiao He teased me twice? The leader of Jiangdong's generals? I'll kill you!

"Why...why did Guan Yu suddenly come to kill me?"

"Could it be that Pan Zhang, Su Fei and the others have been defeated by Guan Yu?"

Lu Su, who was standing beside him, was also so shocked and stunned that he felt as if he had seen a ghost.

In his haste, he did not carefully observe the direction from which Guan Yu came.

As soon as he said this, Lu Su immediately realized that something was wrong.

Pan Zhang was a formidable general in naval warfare, far more powerful than that rookie Yu Jin. How could he be defeated so easily by Guan Yu?
Furthermore, even if Pan Zhang was defeated, he would have withdrawn in advance to give a warning. How could there be no signs at all?
The most important thing is that Guan Yu came from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, not from the upper reaches of the Han River!

"I remember there was a water system connecting the Han River and the Yangtze River. Is that true or not?"

Zhou Yu, who was slumped in the four-wheeled cart, suddenly remembered something and asked excitedly while grabbing Lu Su's hand.

Lu Su's thoughts raced, and his expression suddenly changed:
"Between Xiangyang and Xiakou, there's a city called Mianyang. South of the city, there's the Xia River, which flows into the Yangtze River thirty miles east of Jiangling."

"Gongjin, are you saying that Guan Yu took the Xiashui route, avoided Pan Zhang's attack, and caught us off guard?"

Lu Su finally deduced the truth.

When he made this guess, he shuddered all over.

Zhou Yu's face twisted, he slapped the armrest and gritted his teeth:
"We only focused on guarding against the Han River, but ignored the Xia River. We actually fell into Liu Bei's deception!"

"Damn it, damn it!"

Lu Su suddenly realized his mistake, took a deep breath, and said in surprise:

"To deceive the heavens and the sea, this tactic not only requires a thorough understanding of the geography of the Yangtze and Han Rivers, but also requires the calculation that we will only defend the Han River route, and even more so, the calculation that Liu Cong's Jingzhou navy is also unprepared. What kind of cunning calculation must the person who came up with this plan have?"

This statement came out.

Zhou Yu and Lu Su were startled and turned their heads at the same time, their eyes looking towards Xiakou City.

"Xiao He!"

The two of them said the name in unison.

Apart from Xiao He, they couldn't think of anyone else who could set up such an ingenious plan for Liu Bei.

Lu Su sighed deeply and said weakly:

"No wonder Xiao He, with his cunning strategy, dared to stay in the dangerous area of ​​Xiakou even though he knew his life would be in danger after being besieged by tens of thousands of our troops."

"So he was so confident that he had nothing to fear. He had already prepared this trick. This man's wisdom is truly, truly..."

For a moment, Lu Su couldn't find the right words to describe it.

Zhou Yu's fists were clenched so tightly that they were crackling, his eyes were bloodshot, and veins were bulging on his forehead.

The second time!

Bai Yi's plan of crossing the river was discovered, and Xiao He ambushed him halfway across the river, playing him into his own hands for the first time.

Now, another trick is used to deceive the world and fool him for the second time!
He had fought for half his life and always had the advantage. He was the only one who made fun of others. How could he have ever been made fun of like this?

I was fooled by the same person twice!

"Xiao He, a country bumpkin, how dare you tease me like this~~"

Zhou Yu was so furious that he finally lost control of his emotions and let out a roar of anger.

In the blink of an eye, Ding Feng's patrol boat was submerged, and hundreds of Liu's warships rushed towards the ferry.

The Jiangdong soldiers near the shore were the first to discover Liu's attack, and chaos broke out in an instant.

"Our army is all besieging Xiakou. If Guan Yu breaks into the water camp and seizes the warships, our army will be cut off on the north bank and be in danger of being completely wiped out!"

"Gongjin, quickly give the order to abandon the siege and retreat with the entire army!"

Lu Su was the first to wake up and urged in a hoarse voice.

Zhou Yu shuddered, and all his shame, anger, and regret turned into fear at this moment.

There are nearly 30,000 troops here. If he just dies here, he will be the sinner of Jiangdong!

Not to mention that he has no face to see Sun Quan, even if he dies in battle here, he will not have the face to see Sun Ce in the afterlife.

"Sound the horn! Sound the horn quickly!"

"Pass on my order. Order General Cheng and his men to withdraw. The entire army should immediately board the ships and retreat to Fancheng—"

Zhou Yu struggled to stand up and screamed hoarsely.

Lu Su didn't care about anything else. He forced Zhou Yu onto the four-wheeled cart and pushed him all the way to the water camp.

"Dang Dang Dang~~"

The sound of gold rang out, and the order to retreat was given.

The Jiangdong army in the back row, which was the first to become alert, scattered like ants whose nest had been destroyed, and rushed to flee towards the warships of the water camp.

And in front of the south gate of Xiakou.

Cheng Pu was still waving his long sword, ordering his soldiers to attack the South Gate in wave after wave.

Seeing more and more soldiers climbing up to the top of the city wall, Cheng Pu stood on his horse with his sword drawn, stroking his half-white beard, and a sneer of determination flashed across his old face.

"Commander Zhou is right. The old ones are the wisest. Wei Yan, that rat, is no match for General Demou after all."

"If the old general had not come to the city to supervise the battle, how could we have captured Xiakou so smoothly?"

The deputy general Jiang Qin beside him was very sensible and flattered him.

Cheng Pu's face became more conceited, and he said proudly:

"What's a mere Wei Yan? Back then, when I followed my predecessor Wen Tai to fight against Dong Zhuo, all the Xiliang generals under Dong Zhuo's command were more formidable than Wei Yan, yet they were still defeated by me..."

Cheng Pu eloquently recounted the glorious past, as if the capture of Xiakou City was a foregone conclusion.

Just when he was speaking excitedly, bursts of golden sounds suddenly rang out behind him.

Cheng Pu was stunned and turned back suddenly, his old face suddenly changed.

Zhou Yu's general flag had been withdrawn, and the central army was like a frightened bird, fleeing in a hurry towards the water camp.

Looking further away, hundreds of warships were rushing towards the north shore.

The general's flag was a flag with the word "Guan" on it.

"Guan Yu, old general, it's Guan Yu's navy that suddenly attacked and is trying to cut off our retreat!"

Jiang Qin exclaimed in shock, terrified.

Cheng Pu was confused.

At this moment, his mind was blank and his old face was stunned, as if he had seen a ghost.

"That's impossible. With Pan Zhang marching out in front of the Han River, how could Guan Yu possibly kill here?"

"This is impossible, impossible--"

Cheng Pu kept shaking his head and shouting excitedly.

The Jiangdong soldiers who were attacking the city had no time to care about so many things.

The sound of the golden bell, coupled with the sudden attack of Liu Jun, instantly crushed their originally high morale. Collapse!

The generals collapsed, and tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers collapsed.

They retreated from the city wall like a tide in a blink of an eye, and rushed towards the water camp like frightened birds.

"General Demou, the situation is hopeless. Let's retreat immediately."

"If we don't have time to retreat to the warships and are intercepted by Guan Yu on the shore, we will die without a burial place!"

Jiang Qin shouted in panic.

Cheng Pu shuddered, suddenly came to his senses, and realized the urgency of the situation.

"Just one step, just one step!"

"Ah~~"

Cheng Pu sighed in frustration, turned his horse around and fled towards the water camp on the shore.

Above the city.

The defenders had already launched into earth-shaking cheers.

"How did General Guan manage to come from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River? How did he do it?"

Wei Yan looked at Guan Yu's fleet on the river with a look of surprise and joy on his face.

Zhao Yun, however, was already standing behind him with his spear in hand. He patted him on the shoulder:

"Master Wen, don't worry about it for now. This is the work of Military Advisor Bowen. I will explain it to you in detail later."

"The enemy has been routed. If we don't open the city gates and seize the opportunity to strike back at Izumo, when will we?"

A word startled him awake.

Wei Yan's fighting spirit was ignited, and he summoned his sword:
"All troops, listen to my orders! Follow me and charge out of the city. Kill every single Jiangdong person alive!"

The soldiers of the three armies shouted loudly, "The killing is deafening."

The city gates opened and the drawbridge was lowered.

Zhao Yun rode his horse, spear in hand, and led more than thirty cavalrymen to charge out.

Wei Yan followed closely behind, leading thousands of foot soldiers, rushing out like tigers and wolves out of a cage.

The infantry and cavalry were like a tide, chasing the Jiangdong army that was fleeing to the riverside.

Water camp.

Lu Su pushed Zhou Yu and was the first group to rush onto the flagship.

Guan Yu's navy was coming too fast, and they could not wait for all the soldiers to board the ship, so they set sail and headed downstream.

When half of the warships had just sailed out, Liu Jun's warships crashed into the water camp like a group of sharks.

The remaining half of the warships and more than 10,000 Jiangdong troops who did not have time to go ashore were cut off on the shore.

"Half of the soldiers haven't boarded the ship yet. How can I abandon them?"

"Pass the order down, all ships quickly form a battle array, follow me and turn around to kill Guan Yu!"

Zhou Yu struggled to stand up and shouted excitedly and sadly.

Lu Su held Zhou Yu down, pointed to the back with a bitter face:
"Gongjin, Guan Yu has sent half of his warships to pursue us. If we turn around and form a battle array, we will be overtaken by the enemy before we can regroup."

"We have managed to evacuate half of our troops, but I'm afraid they will be wiped out!"

Lu Su's reminder was like a bucket of cold water poured on Zhou Yu's head, ruthlessly extinguishing his idea of ​​turning around and fighting again.

"Boom!"

Zhou Yu fell back onto the four-wheeled cart.

"If we don't fight back, won't those more than 10,000 Jiangdong men die without a burial place?"

"General Cheng didn't even get on board, so wouldn't he also be killed on shore?"

"How can I, Zhou Yu, still have the dignity to face my lord?"

Zhou Yu shouted with a face full of grief and anger.

Lu Su sighed and said bitterly:

"Given the current situation, all you can do, Gongjin, is to preserve half of the troops."

"As for General Cheng, he's a veteran of many battles. He should be able to adapt to changing circumstances and lead his troops to retreat eastwards by land. He might be able to escape this disaster."

A ray of hope suddenly emerged in Zhou Yu's gloomy eyes, and his grief and anger eased a little.

"General Cheng, you must not make any mistakes, otherwise how can I, Zhou Yu, report to my lord..."

At this moment, he could only look helplessly at his own army on the shore and pray silently in his heart.

North shore.

Seeing that the water camp had been lost and the retreat route was cut off, Cheng Pu immediately chose to change course to the east and retreat eastward along the river bank with his defeated troops.

"When I followed Mr. Wentai, I experienced many dangerous situations and always managed to survive. This time, I, Cheng Pu, will never die here, absolutely—"

Just as Cheng Pu was thinking to himself, a cavalry team came from the opposite direction like a storm.

More than thirty cavalrymen were unstoppable. With their overwhelming force, they drove more than a thousand Jiangdong fleeing soldiers into pieces.

The leading general, riding a white horse and holding a silver spear, reaps the lives of Jiangdong soldiers like a war god.

Zhao Yun arrives and kills.

He calculated that if Cheng Pu did not have time to board the ship, he would flee eastward by land, so he led his White Horse Volunteers and headed straight to the east to intercept and kill him.

Sure enough, he intercepted it.

In the chaotic army, he immediately locked onto the old general with half-white hair and beard, who was surrounded by people.

Who else could it be but Cheng Pu, the leader of the three veteran generals of the Sun family and the most senior general in Jiangdong?

"Zhao Yun is here, Cheng Pu, you old thief, where are you going?"

With a loud roar of thunder, Zhao Yun rode his horse and brandished his spear, rushing straight towards Cheng Pu to kill him.

Cheng Pu, who was fleeing, had no intention of fighting.

But Zhao Yun's shout of "Cheng Pu, old thief" instantly angered his proud self-esteem.

"I followed Wen Taigong and conquered the world. You are just a young boy. How dare you look down on me?"

"Zhao Yun, you bastard! Even though I'm defeated today, I'm still going to chop off your head!"

Cheng Pu was furious. He turned his horse around, brandished his sword and charged towards Zhao Yun.

The two riders broke through the blood mist and galloped towards each other.

A knife and a gun, each with the force of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, whistled out.

In an instant, the two horses collided with each other.

(End of this chapter)